| HOON | Geoff -, former Labour politician (4) |
| ARNOLD | Geoff ...... , former Surrey and England Test cricketer nicknamed Horse (6) |
| BENN | Tony ---, former Labour politician (1925-2014) |
| WRONGFOOT | Outwit misguided former Labour politician (5,4) |
| CROSSMAN | Former Labour politician backed Vietnam after vote (8) |
| NYE | - Bevan, former Labour politician |
| ROGER | ... Douglas, former Labour politician (5) |
| TESSA | ___ Jowell, former Labour politician (5) |
| GRANT | ... Robertson, former Labour politician (5) |
| WATSON | Tom, British former Labour politician who was deputy leader of his party from 2015 to 2019 (6) |
| JACQUI | Surname of Ms Smith, the former Labour politician who was first out on Strictly in 2020 (6) |
| KING | Former Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, created a life peer in 2011 (4,4) |
| OONA | Former Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, created a life peer in 2011 (4,4) |
| BLUR | Smear former Labour leader in Liverpool? (4) |
| HAIN | Former Labour Minister freed from Civil Service shackles? (4) |
| FOOT | Former Labour Party leader, Michael - (4) |
| JOHN | --- Smith, former Labour leader (4) |
| NEIL | First name of former Labour leader Mr Kinnock (4) |
| ANDY | And 29 Former Labour Health Secretary elected Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017 (4,7) |
| TONY | The late ... Benn, a former Labour Cabinet Minister, was President of the Thomas Paine Society, which is dedicated to Thetford's famous son (4) |